Though I’ve only ever been to the state of Ohio once (Toledo) I nonetheless know that Columbus is an ‘indigenous’ franchise supported by ‘quality’ fans who can claim an ‘indigenous’ interest in the game. Of course this is in stark contrast to that ‘House of Lies’ down there in the desert (Phoenix Coyotes) which has no business being in the NHL period. Anyway, things are now definitely looking up for the Blue Jackets in my humble opinion. The removal of Rick Nash was a prudent move, as the team became too ‘one dimensional’ under his stewardship. And now with the emergence of Sergei Bobrovsky as a ‘top 5′ NHL goalie, you have to think that ‘happy days’ are just around the corner for this ‘indigenous’ franchise and it’s excellent fans. I therefore wish the Blue Jackets all the best and may God speed their enterprise !

*** NHL’s Top Goaltenders as per the Sports Desk @ South China Morning Post ***

ps: fellow historians will know that up until the Seven Years War, New France included most of North America from the Great Lakes region, down through the Ohio Valley all the way to the Gulf of Mexico … therefore had it not been for General Wolf ‘carrying the day’ at Quebec City in 1759, it’s quite possible that we’d all be conversing here in French ? … et il n’y aurait rien mal avec cela ! :)

]]>By: bobcat110http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/25/its-columbus-blue-jackets-day-on-pht-2/comment-page-1/#comment-221938
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:44:03 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2292760#comment-221938They should be a playoff team now they are moving East. They’ve played in league’s toughest division for years versus Blues, Wings, Blackhawks and Predators. The team should thrive on not having to play 90% of their away games in other time zones. They had the 3rd best record in the NHL during the 2nd half of last season, only behind Pittsburgh and Chicago. It’s too bad that time ran out for them on the lock-out shortened season, they may have had a nice playoff run.
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Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:23:57 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2292760#comment-221934It really is nice to see this team finally moving in a positive direction instead of just spinning its tires. I’m not sure they’re quite playoff-caliber yet (particularly with the tough division they just moved into), but the progress is obvious- and about time. I’ll be very interested to see where this team goes this season.
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